In addition to Club days and casual games
between club members, there are various activities including coaching,
internal club competitions, and matches against other clubs. |
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2012 CALENDAR |
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JANUARY - MARCH | ||||||||
Thu 16 February (19:30) | Annual club dinner | Metroplitan Police Sports Club, Aldenham Road, Bushey, WD23 2TR | ||||||
Thu 8 March (19:30) | AGM | Methodist Church Hall, New Road, Croxley Green, WD3 3EL | ||||||
Fri 30 March | Watford courts opened for the 2012 season | |||||||
APRIL | ||||||||
Thu 12 April (11:00) | AC One-Ball Tournament | Winner: Nick Archer | ||||||
Sun 15 April (10:00) | Visit by John Hobbs, mallet-maker | |||||||
Tue 17 April | Wrest Park | Away DREW 3-3 | ||||||
MAY | ||||||||
Wed 2 May | Letchworth | Home WON 5-1 | ||||||
Tue 8 May | High Wycombe | Away WON 5-4 | ||||||
Fri 11 May | Northampton (Handicap) | Away WON 12-6 | ||||||
Mon 14 May | Open GC B-Level Tournament | Winner: Arthur Reed | ||||||
Sat 19 - Mon 21 May | GC Tour |
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Sun 20 May | St. Albans | Away DREW 2-2 | ||||||
Thu 24 May | Enfield | Home WON 11-7 | ||||||
Fri 25 May | Leighton Linslade 'Green' (Handicap) | Away WON 14-4 | ||||||
Wed 30 May | Kenilworth | Away WON 5-2 | ||||||
JUNE | ||||||||
Tue 12 June | GC Grass Roots Tournament | Winner: Hazel Archer | ||||||
Sat 16 June (09:30) | Open AC One-Day Tournament | Winners: Graham Brightwell, Geoff Johnson |
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Mon 18 June | Phyllis Court | Home WON 6-1 | ||||||
Mon 25 June | Leighton Linslade 'Yellow' (Handicap) | Home WON 13-5 | ||||||
Wed 27 June | Melgrave | Home DREW 3-3 | ||||||
Fri 29 June | Chelmsford | Away WON 12-6 | ||||||
Fri 29 June (15:45) | Private event | |||||||
JULY | ||||||||
Wed 4 July | Watford Bowls vs. Croquet | Watford Bowls Club, Cassiobury Park, Watford, WD18 7HY | ||||||
Thu 5 July | Stony Stratford (Handicap) | Home WON 10-9 | ||||||
Sun 8 July | Golf Croquet Fun Day | |||||||
Mon 9 July (17:30) | Watford Bowls vs. Croquet | Home, WD18 7HY | ||||||
Wed 11 July (18:30) | Private event | |||||||
Thu 12 July | Leighton Linslade | Away WON 11-5 | ||||||
Fri 13 July | Herts Bowls vs. Croquet | Herts Bowling Club, Bellmount Wood Avenue, Watford, Herts, WD17 3BT | ||||||
Thu 19 July | Leighton Linslade | Home WON 11-7 | ||||||
Sat 28 July - Wed 1 August | AC Tour |
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Mon 30 July (17:00) | Herts Bowls vs. Croquet | Home, WD18 7HY | ||||||
AUGUST | ||||||||
Thu 2 August (11:00) | Compton | Away WON 4-3 | ||||||
Sat 4 August | Grass Roots Golf Croquet Area Finals | |||||||
Thu 9 August | Letchworth (Handicap) | Home WON 10-8 | ||||||
Tue 14 August | Northampton | Away DREW 3-3 | ||||||
Thu 23 August | Letchworth | Home WON 14-2 | ||||||
Sun 26 August | Belsay Hall | Nottingham WON 5-2 | ||||||
Wed 29 August | Enfield | Home LOST 2-4 | ||||||
Thu 30 August | Leighton Linslade | Home DREW 8-8 | ||||||
SEPTEMBER | ||||||||
Sat 1 September (14:00) | Gymkhana | Winners: Simon Hathrell, Alan Clark |
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Sun 2 September | GC Handicap League semi-final (Semi-final vs. Norwich) |
Bury St. Edmunds WON 14-4 | ||||||
Mon 3 September | Stony Stratford | Away No result | ||||||
Wed 5 September | GC Handicap League final (Final vs. Enfield) |
Bury St. Edmunds LOST 7-11 | ||||||
Thu 6 September | High Wycombe | Home WON 10-6 | ||||||
Sat 8 September | East Dorset | Home WON 4-3 | ||||||
Sat 29 September (09:30) | AC One-Day Tournament | Winner: Chris Frost | ||||||
OCTOBER - DECEMBER | ||||||||
Mon 1 October | Dulwich | Surbiton LOST 3-4 | ||||||
Sat 6 October | Chester | Surbiton WON 4-3 | ||||||
Sun 7 October | Roehampton | Surbiton LOST 3-4 | ||||||
Mon 15 October | Watford courts closed for the winter |
Association Croquet | League match | Friendly match | Tournament | ||||
Golf Croquet | League Regional finals | National club competition | 4-Club Tournament |
10:00am start for matches and 9:30am start for tournaments unless otherwise indicated.
See also the Croquet
Association Fixtures Calendar and the
East Anglian Croquet Federation Diary.
Apart from when it clashes with the match calendar above, Club members meet each week during the playing season as follows. Club members who turn up at the lawns on one of these occasions can usually expect to get a game. At other times it is generally advisable to plan a specific game with another club member in advance. A list of members' contact details is posted inside the club hut.
Mondays | Association Croquet from 14:00 Golf Croquet from 18:00 |
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Tuesdays | Golf Croquet from 11:00 | |
Wednesdays | Association Croquet from 14:00 | |
Thursdays | court maintenance Association Croquet from 16:00 |
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Fridays | Golf Croquet from 09:45 | |
Saturdays | Association Croquet from 14:00 | |
Sundays | Golf Croquet from 12:00 |
No formal coaching courses in the 2012 season.
No formal coaching courses in the 2012 season.
In addition to any more formal courses, free informal coaching for both Association and Golf Croquet is generally offered by the more experienced players on club days on a ad hoc basis to both existing club members and prospective new members who seek it.